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Erich Mendelsohn (German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmɛndl̩ˌzoːn] ⓘ); 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.
Erich Mendelsohn was a German architect known initially for his Einstein Tower in Potsdam, a notable example of German Expressionism in architecture, and later for his use of modern materials and construction methods to make what he saw as organically unified buildings.
Mendelsohn abandoned expressionism quickly after World War I. He tried to build his earlier visions, particularly in the Einstein Tower (1924) in Potsdam, but was unable to find a contractor capable of producing the complicated formwork needed for the cast-concrete construction.
Jul 14, 2013 · Learn about the expressionist architecture of Erich Mendelsohn, who designed the Einstein Tower as a research facility for Einstein's theory of relativity. See photos, history and details of this concrete monument in Potsdam, Germany.
Learn about the life and work of Erich Mendelsohn, a pioneer of expressionist and functionalist architecture in the 1920s. Explore his projects for department stores, cinemas, observatories, and more in Germany, England, Israel, and the US.
Erich Mendelsohn was a Polish-born German architect who designed streamlined modernist buildings in Europe until the Nazis forced him into exile. He worked in Great Britain, Palestine and the USA, and designed the German Village for the US Army to test attacks on German cities.
Erich Mendelsohn (German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmɛndl̩ˌzoːn] ); 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.
